# Alawathugoda GN division, Welimada DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/alawathugoda/

Grama Niladhari division · Welimada DS Division 

# Alawathugoda

Alawathugoda is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province. It covers **4.91 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.9km²
- 1,440 mtypical elevation

## Where is Alawathugoda?

Alawathugoda lies in [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/), [Badulla District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Ambewela](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/ambewela/), [Bibiligamuwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/bibiligamuwa/), [Bogahakumbura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/bogahakumbura/), [Kandepuhulpola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/kandepuhulpola/) and [Pattipola](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/nuwara-eliya/nuwara-eliya/pattipola/). By area it is the 3002nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.5% of [Welimada DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/badulla/welimada/). The centre of Alawathugoda is about 111 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.8536° N, 80.8497° E. Local names: අලවතුගොඩ .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Villages and localities in Alawathugoda

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Alawathugoda.

- Alawathugoda
- Bibiligamuwa

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Alawathugoda and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Badulla District, the warmest month is May (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (18 °C), after allowing for this place being about 628 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 18 144 

Feb 19 106 

Mar 21 102 

Apr 22 155 

May 22 128 

Jun 22 62 

Jul 22 50 

Aug 22 64 

Sep 22 112 

Oct 21 221 

Nov 20 289 

Dec 19 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Alawathugoda

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bogahakumbura Base Hospital · Bogahakumbura 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86231&mlon=80.87568#map=17/6.86231/80.87568) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Bogahakumbura 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86112&mlon=80.87509#map=17/6.86112/80.87509) 

ATM ATM · Welimada Town 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90630&mlon=80.91069#map=17/6.90630/80.91069) 

Petrol pump Kappetipola Shead · Palugama Town 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.89388&mlon=80.86596#map=17/6.89388/80.86596) 

Hotel Pattipola Holiday Bungalow · Ambewela 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.85917&mlon=80.83314#map=17/6.85917/80.83314) 

Mall Queen Elizabeth Plaza · Nuwaraeliya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97301&mlon=80.76607#map=17/6.97301/80.76607) 

School Bogahakumbura Maha Vidyalaya Ground · Bibiligamuwa 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86302&mlon=80.87324#map=17/6.86302/80.87324) 

College Stanford International Campus · Ambewela 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.87087&mlon=80.82882#map=17/6.87087/80.82882) 

Police station Welimada Police Station · Welimada Town 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90031&mlon=80.90588#map=17/6.90031/80.90588) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other GN divisions in Welimada DS Division

- Alakolagala
- Alugolla
- Ambagahakumbura
- Ambewela
- Bibiligamuwa
- Bogahakumbura
- Boragas
- Boralanda
- Dambavinna
- Dayaraba Watta
- Dikkapitiya
- Dimuthugama
- Divithotawela
- Divurumgama
- Erabadda
- Galedanda
- Gavarammana
- Girambe
- Guruthalawa
- Helayalkumbura
- Hewanakumbura
- Himbiliyagolla
- Hingurugamuwa
- Hinnarangolla
- Hulankapolla
- Idamegama
- Kabillegama
- Kalubululanda
- Kandepuhulpola
- Karagasthenna
- Keppetipola
- Ketakella
- Koskanuwegama
- Kotakithula
- Landegama
- Mahathenna
- Maligathenna
- Malpotha
- Mavithikumbura
- Medagedaragama
- Mirahawatta
- Nawela
- Nedungamuwa
- Ohiya
- Ohiya Estate
- Pahalayalkumbura
- Palugama Ella
- Palugama Town
- Pitapola
- Puhulpola
- Puranwela
- Rahangala
- Rathkarawwa
- Silmiyapura
- Thennakonwela
- Udakendagolla
- Udupeella
- Vidurupola
- Wangiyakumbura
- Welikadagama
- Welimada Town
- Welimada Watta
- Yalpathwela

## Quick answers

- Where is Alawathugoda?In Welimada DS Division, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Alawathugoda?Ambewela, Bibiligamuwa, Bogahakumbura, Kandepuhulpola and Pattipola
- How many villages are in Alawathugoda?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Alawathugoda?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Alawathugoda?Bogahakumbura Base Hospital, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Alawathugoda?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Alawathugoda?ATM, about 8.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alawathugoda?Kappetipola Shead, about 4.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Alawathugoda?LK8130240 (OCHA common operational dataset)